Americans are faced with a crisis of conscience.

When Jonathan Safran took on a case, he was dogged in the pursuit of his goals and painstaking in his methods.

The family of a mentally ill man who died after Milwaukee-area police officers used a stun gun on him has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the village of West Milwaukee.

Relatives of an unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer in Wisconsin will receive $3.35 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit, attorneys announced on Thursday.

The family of a man who died in Milwaukee police custody five years ago filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday against the city and the officers involved.

The family of a man who died in Milwaukee police custody five years ago is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the officers involved.

The city of Racine has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who says he was handcuffed and beaten outside his home after police came to investigate a car accident he wasn't involved in.

As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Missouri, history suggests there's no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction.

The man imprisoned for killing a 25-year-old photographer on his family property near Mishicot in 2005 wants his federal civil rights lawsuit dismissed.

A woman who was arrested and jailed for two weeks, but never charged with a crime, has filed a civil rights lawsuit against officials in Fond du Lac County.

The Obama administration on Wednesday pressed the nation's schools to abandon what it called overly zealous discipline policies that send students to court instead of the principal's office.

A federal judge has allowed an amended civil rights lawsuit filed by a man exonerated in a 1980 sexual assault and strangulation to proceed.

12-2345 Kristofek v. Village of Orland Hills

A special prosecutor says he might seek outside medical experts in the investigation into a suspect's death in Milwaukee police custody.

Employers beware: Your prohibition on hiring job applicants with arrest or conviction records could land you in trouble with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A Wisconsin man exonerated of rape after serving 18 years in prison, then convicted of helping kill a woman after he was set free filed a lawsuit from prison claiming his civil rights were violated.

10-2680 Redd v. Nolan

10-3878 Pavey v. Conley

10-3523 Aleman v. Village of Hanover Park

10-1300 Milestone v. City of Monroe

09-3280 Arnett v. Webster

10-2180 Reher v. Vivo

10-CV-729 Edwards v. Schrubbe

10-3670 Paul v. Marberry

Civil Rights Due process; inadequate medical care

Civil Rights PLRA; In forma pauperis; three strikes

Civil Rights Prisons; medical needs; deliberate indifference

Civil Rights Prisons; freedom of religion

Civil Rights False warrants

Civil Rights Excessive force; nominal damages